Life, Love and Books

  Letters From My Sister                                  by Valerie Fraser Luesse This is the first book I have read by Valerie Fraser Luesse, the title drew me in and I was hooked from page one. This is one book I would recommend to anyone who loves to read an historical read.  As we open the book we meet the Bullock sisters Emmy and Callie who live a very rich and fulfilled life. One day their lives are turned upside down, when their family opens their home up to the granddaughter of one of their servants. Lily McGee was born with an exotic beauty and has a secret of her own she is trying to protect; her unborn baby.  Shortly after Lily has her little girl, terror visits the Bullock household and Callie suffers from short memory loss. The only image she can remember is an image of her sister Emmy standing on the riverbank holding Lilys baby girl in her arms. Having to take the steps to...

Never Leave Me By Jody Hedlund We return to the Waters of Times series and find Harrison Burlington caring for the dying Ellen Creighton. While Ellen has accepted that she is dying, she is still struggling with the deaths of her sister and father who have been taken by the quest for the healing waters. Harrison has kept hidden his true feelings for Ellen; so he desperately continues the search for the Holy Water to save his one true love. . But when he finds 2 more vials, Ellen is still not convinced that they actually contain the Holy Water. Harrison makes a decision to demonstrate his everlasting love by drinking one of the vials. When she witnesses the healing properties of the Holy Water, Ellen is unable to  deny the truth in front of her.  But there some dangerous criminals that will do anything to get their hands on a vial of Holy Water. Harrison and Ellen soon learn they will do anything, even sending Ellen back to the past to get more of the Holy Water for them.  ...

A Lady in Attendance By Rachel Fordham In the latest book by Rachel Fordham when venture into the life of a young lady who has recently been released from a State reformatory. Hazel has finally found a job as the lady in attendance for the local dentist on the little town she has settled in. Her job comes with more than just an income, she finds a friend in the very quiet dentist. Dr Gilbert Watts was just looking for an assistant to help him in his practice. What he did not realize was this redheaded beauty was going to draw him out of his shell with her chatter each day they worked together.  As the days go by their friendship grows, Hazel realizes she needs to be open and tells Gilbert her secret. Gilbert and her friends band together to find the truth behind the lies that sent Hazel to the reformatory. Their quest to find the truth also has Hazel facing her past straight on. When she thought she would not be wanted she was welcomed with  open arms by those she had left beh...

A Dazzle of Diamonds by Liz Johnson When I picked up this book, the title was not something I was looking to read at this time. But then I opened it to the first page and was hooked. The storyline hooked me line and sinker, so that I did not want to put this book down. The friendship between Tucker and Penelope is a breath of fresh air for all of us. It reminds us that friendships are something important and they can overcome so much in our lives. Our hero and heroine have both overcome so much as a team that they have a bond that is so deep that it has built their love for each other. Life has not been easy for Tucker, so he has had to fight for what he wanted to do in life. But with the pretty Penelope by his side, he has had the courage to face so much. As the owner of a security systems, Tucker has been able to see the need for a new sheriff in town. So when he is challenged to run for Sheriff, he jumps to the challenge. But what Tucker did not see ...

Still By Jenny L Donnelly Do you struggle with worrying? Do you struggle with dread of upcoming events in your life?    Does the pressures and stress of your everyday life trigger anxiety in you?  These are several of the questions that this book addresses.  Jenny teaches us how to find and experience the true life giving peace that can be found in the midst of the chaos surrounding each of us. She will help you to see that rest is not just something we do, but it is also a place we can find. By sharing her own personal story of struggles,  Jenny introduces us to the true source of peace that is found in Jesus Christ.  She takes us thru the steps to take in any situation to find the rest we are so longing for in our lives. By revealing how to operate that place deep down inside each of us that will power our identity and creativity in our lives.  This book will help you to find the rest that is so longed for by so many. ...

       

                A Book  Review of :                              All Summer Long                                               by Melody Carlson The second book in the "A San Francisco Romance" series; introduces us to Tia D'Amico a young chef that is still looking for her place in life. When the dream job drops into her lap via her Dad's sister; Tia jumps at the chance to go to San Francisco. After inheriting her in-laws old luxury yacht Tia's aunt decided to transform it into an upscale floating restaurant. Hiring Tia to be the chef and a young man from their church to captain the yacht.  Before Tia can make it to her destination her uncle is hospitalized and all the demo work is laid in her lap. Excited to prove s...

Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin  In the second book in the Waves of Freedom series, we meet Lillian Avery a plucky young Pharmacist. After landing a coveted job as a Pharmacist, she is met with many more roadblocks. After losing her leg in an accident, Lillian has pressed on proving that she could be strong on her own. When she meets her brothers friend Ensign Archer Vandenberg; the society darling and heir to the Vandenberg fortune. She is not impressed with the charm he pours onto her during his visit to her family home. As Lillian adapts to working for Dixon's drug store and the rules that the Mr Dixon impresses on her. She starts to see a pattern that doesn't seem right to her, she puts her trust in Archer.  As a survivor of a sinking destroyer, Archer is struggling with having to go back on a ship with anxiety issues. When he starts noticing that there is more men on the ship having issues and it seems that no one wants to listen to wha...

The Gift of Friendship  By Dawn Camp This book takes a deep look into friendships and how it effects women of all walks of life. A collection of stories that has been gathered together from an amazing group of women who took time out to share some of the ways other have touched their lives. Take some time out of your busy day and dive into this book for a breath of fresh air. Learn to cherish the friendships that we have and to build other along the way. I truly loved getting to read this book, it made me think back on the many friends I have made in my life. This book was given to me for a free review from Revell Reads.

Shelia Wraye Gregoire has done it again, she has written another amazing read for all wives out there. If you feel like there is no hope out there for you or you are just looking for a way to better your marriage this is the book for all of you. Each of the nine thoughts that she outlines in her book comes with action steps for each thought and plenty of real life stories to go along with them. She takes the pat answers that so many people try to give us to help us thru our struggles and turns the light onto the answers. Each of these truths are written out in a language a wife can truly understand from a wife that truly understands. I found this book to very helpful with the struggles that I am facing in my marriage, I would recommend this book to all wives out there looking for hope in their marriages.  I received this book for free for a honest review by blogging for books.